Direct answer: To migrate to Shopify, begin with a full inventory of the current store, preserve search and operational continuity, move verified data, test real buying journeys and only then cut over. Codified Commerce uses CAT AI Support for expert-managed, AI-assisted migration actions that adapt to live findings. There is no fixed pre-purchase scope; a full migration may span multiple ₹10,000 Automations.
1. Document what exists today
Record platform version, domain and URLs; catalog products, variants, images, collections, attributes and stock; customer and order records; taxes, payments, shipping, discounts, subscriptions, returns, and every app or integration. Identify records that cannot lawfully or technically transfer. Take dated exports and restrict access to personal data.
2. Map data to Shopify structures
Choose appropriate Shopify products, variants, collections, metafields and metaobjects. Confirm canonical identifiers for products and customers. For customers and past orders, use supported migration tools and validate consent and historical accuracy; do not assume passwords or every platform-specific field can be imported. Reconcile sample records with their source.
3. Protect SEO and customer access
Export important URLs and search landing pages before launch. Plan 301 redirects to the closest matching Shopify destinations, preserve useful content and metadata, and repair internal links. Test redirect chains, canonical URLs, sitemap, crawl errors and measurement continuity. Search rankings cannot be guaranteed; monitor change rather than promising a migration with zero volatility.
4. Test the complete commercial workflow
Test mobile and desktop product browsing, variants, cart, checkout, payment methods, tax, shipping estimates, confirmation messages, returns, inventory updates and integrations. Include common edge cases such as unavailable variants, coupon combinations and different delivery regions. Compare analytics events with real orders before considering the store ready for cutover.
5. Launch carefully and monitor
Prepare the domain cutover, rollback responsibilities, post-launch checks and access for the team. Verify checkout and redirects immediately after launch, then review customer service questions, order reconciliation and indexing over the following weeks.
How Codified Commerce helps
Our Shopify migration hub explains the migration pathways. CAT AI applies MX, MT, NPM and CC to choose the next feasible action as evidence changes. Each ₹10,000 CAT AI Automation includes up to four hours of active expert-managed effort plus token and execution-loop guardrails—not an hourly rate or fixed-scope guarantee. Ask CAT AI about your current platform.
